Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 7.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Park area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Park (ME13 8LN) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% lower than the Abbey average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Park (ME13 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilton Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Preston Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2041 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salters Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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